ELKINS - Dozens of people attended a special meeting Wednesday evening seeking information about Randolph County's new EMS service fee; however, county officials did not allow any questions to be asked by the public during…
Deputies prevent alleged attempted sexual assault
BELINGTON - A Barbour County man faces a felony charge after police allegedly stopped him from an attempted sexual assault.…
Crash leads to DUI, destruction of property charges
BUCKHANNON — A man faces charges in Upshur County after allegedly driving under the influence and crashing a vehicle off…
Montrose mother who abducted child in 2025 enters plea
ELKINS — A plea agreement has been reached in the case of a Montrose woman accused of abducting her biological…
Elkins considering sanitation rate increase
ELKINS - The Elkins City Finance Committee is set to review a possible sanitation rate increase for customers, the first…
Rotary gifts books to eighth-graders
ELKINS - The Rotary Club of Elkins has gifted a West Virginia Word Search Puzzle Book to every eighth-grade student…
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Local Sports
Dynasty continues for Philip Barbour spikers
PHILIPPI — Philip Barbour has built a dynasty with its volleyball program. The Lady Colts added to that legacy on Wednesday night, defeating Lincoln in three sets (25-8, 25-9, 25-6) to capture the Class AA, Region II championship. Coach Heather Halfin’s squad now advances to the state tournament in Charleston for the 25th straight…
ELKINS — The stakes are high for area football teams heading into Week 11 of the…
Week 11 of prep football season filled with key contests
ELKINS — The Davis & Elkins men’s soccer team advanced to the Mountain East Conference tourney…
Senator booters to host UC Sunday in MEC tourney title game
Mountaineers host Stetson tonight
Sport Columns
Watching WVU football right now is deflating
MORGANTOWN — Just before West Virginia football home games end, I try to make my way down from the press box to the field to catch the last couple of minutes from the sideline and to be immersed in the atmosphere. In the first two games of the season, I had to bob and…
Alley needs to be better for Mountaineers
Mountaineers need a win to regain momentum
MORGANTOWN – With the game at its absolute peak moment Saturday night, the innovator of offense…
Rodriguez made the wrong call
Editorials
Enjoy All Hallows' Eve
For many people – perhaps even most people – Christmas is their favorite holiday. But it shouldn't be surprising that for a lot of other folks, Halloween is their favorite time of year. Some enjoy putting up spooky decorations, or choosing just the right costume for the big evening. Others just kick out a…
West Virginia needs a strong, powerful voice in Washington, D.C., now more than ever — someone…
Capito has proved she works for us
The Cost of West Virginia’s Jobs Problem. Here are the Numbers.
Last week, President Donald Trump approved federal disaster assistance funding for Upshur, Barbour, Randolph, Tucker and…
Federal funding for flood-ravaged counties
Obituaries
Mickey Lee White
Alta Katherine Knotts Snyder
Lisa Dawn Tomblyn Preusch
Kenneth Ray Canterbury
Communities
Community Calendar
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. ELKINS FARMERS MARKET: Open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon behind the Railroad Depot in Elkins. Parking can be found…
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Community Calendar
Community Calendar
Columnists
Trump can't help himself
Donald Trump cannot help himself. After months of saying that "he was not on the ballot," he has exceeded his vituperation of opponents from earlier campaigns. He denounces his critics in an unusually harsh fashion, using misogyny and bigotry as a staple. He casually defends Vivek Ramaswamy's cruel mocking of a rape and incest…
Be your own chief development officer
Trump's peace-through-strength approach
Early images of Elkins predict the future
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